Blue aventurine gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki with knotted cross convent Even before Christ took flesh

Even before Christ took flesh from her

This volume is divided into two parts

50-bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki/komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos)

Akathist Hymn to the Venerable Mary of Egypt

giving birth to thirteen children herself

Blue aventurine gemstone beaded prayer rope chotki with knotted cross convent Even before Christ took fleshBlue aventurine gemstone beads with light blue satin knotted cross 50 bead Orthodox prayer rope (chotki komboskini) for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) is separated by spacer beads. Finished with a knotted cross. The stone beads are each approximately 8mm each. Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi.